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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$82.64
Entry wage$34.83
10th percentile wage$33.32
50th percentile wage$82.39
90th percentile wageN/A
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services10%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services10$99.92
Physicists (19-2012)
Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories. Excludes Biochemists and Biophysicists (19-1021).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$82.39 $37.13  $45.26
2019$79.76+3.3%$35.95 +3.3%$43.82
2018$77.68+2.7%$35.01 +2.7%$42.67
2017$75.89+2.4%$34.20 +2.4%$41.69
2016$74.69+1.6%$33.66 +1.6%$41.03
2015$73.26+2.0%$33.02 +2.0%$40.25
2014$71.89+1.9%$32.40 +1.9%$39.49
2013$70.52+1.9%$31.78 +1.9%$38.74
2012$69.15+2.0%$31.16 +2.0%$37.98
2011$68.07+1.6%$30.68 +1.6%$37.39
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$82.39 $24.42  $57.97
2019$79.76+3.3%$23.43 +4.2%$56.34
2018$77.68+2.7%$22.72 +3.1%$54.96
2017$75.89+2.4%$22.11 +2.8%$53.78
2016$74.69+1.6%$21.60 +2.3%$53.09
2015$73.26+2.0%$21.15 +2.1%$52.11
2014$71.89+1.9%$20.70 +2.2%$51.19
2013$70.52+1.9%$20.28 +2.1%$50.24
2012$69.15+2.0%$19.93 +1.7%$49.21
2011$68.07+1.6%$19.62 +1.6%$48.45
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $97.9320
North Central $82.39 
South Central $52.9220
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $52.9220
Southwest $97.9320
North Central $82.39 
Wages in other areas
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